noun · feminine
hesperas
Greekἑσπέρα (hespera)
Strong’sG2073
evening
stem hesper-3 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἑσπέρα, -ας, ἡ
(prop, fem, of ἕσπερος), [in LXX chiefly for צֶרֶב;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2073 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidhes-per'-ah
Fromfeminine of an adjective hesperos (evening); the eve (G5610 being implied)
King Jamesevening(-tide).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | hesperas1×ἑσπέρα | hesperais |
| object accusative | hesperan1×ἑσπέραν | hesperain |
| direct address vocative | hesperar | hesperair |
| of, belonging to genitive | hesperau1×ἑσπέρας | hesperaiu |
| to, for dative | hespera | hesperai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
hespera is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
hesperas“evening”subjectnominative singular1×
Acts 4:3“evening”kai epiballala autoi tain cheirain kai tithela eis tērēsian eis tan aurion, ate gar hesperas ēdē.They seized Peter and John, and because it was evening, they put them in custody until the next day.
hesperan“evening”objectaccusative singular1×
Luke 24:29“evening”kai parabiazela auton legarōtois; Menasar meta nu, hoti pros hesperan atō kai klinatē ēdē tas hēmeras. kai eiserchata teu menara sun autoi.But they pleaded with Him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So He went in to stay with them.
hesperau“evening”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Acts 28:23“evening”Tasseratois de auto hēmeran hēkale pros auton eis tan xenian polloterois, hoi ektithete diamarturerōtos tan basileian tou theou peitharōtos tē autoin peri tou Iēsu apo tē tou nomou Mōusou kai toiu profētoiu apo prōi heōs hesperau.So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.